Our first destination is Arequipa, known as the white city, because of the popular buildings of a stone called «sillar», and placed at the feed of the Misti volcano. Admire the beautiful flight of the condors in the deep Colca Valley. Then visit Lake Titicaca, where native inhabitants show their interesting way of life on the islands of the highest navigable lake in the world. Discover the impressive archeological treasures of the Inca empire in Cusco city and the sacred Vilcanota valley.

Day 1: Lima
• Transfer from the airport in Lima to your hotel
• Overnight in Lima

Day 2: Arequipa
• Lima: transfer from the hotel to the airport
• Flight from Lima to Arequipa
• Transfer from the airport in Arequipa to the hotel
• City tour and fields in Arequipa (4 hours aprox.)
• Overnight in Arequipa

Day 3: Colca Valley
• Private transportation from Arequipa to Chivay
• First day of excursion in the Colca Valley
• Overnight in Chivay

Day 4: Colca Valley
• Second day of excursion in the Colca Valley, getting the Mirador in order to observe the flight of the condor
• Tourist bus to Puno
• Overnight in Puno

Day 9: Sacred Valley
• Guided visit through the Sacred Valley (Urubamba Valley); handycraft market in Pisac, the city of Urubamba and the ruins of Ollantaytambo (incl. lunch)
• Overnight in Cusco

Day 10: Machu Picchu
• All day tour to the ruins of Machu Picchu (from Cusco to Aguas Calientes by train, aprox. 3 hours)
• Guided visit through the ruins of Machu Picchu (incl. lunch)
• Train transportation back to Cusco
• Overnight in Cusco

Day 11: Cusco to Lima
• Transfer from the hotel to the airport in Cusco
• Flight from Cusco to Lima
• Transfer from the airport in Lima to the hotel
• Overnight in Lima

Day 12: Lima
• An optional city tour in Lima depending on your flight schedule
• Transfer from the hotel to the airport

This program can be adapted to your individual requirements.

Time to travel
At any time. The tour sequence in Cusco may change on availability.

Best season for the round-trip
Any time possible. The dry season is from may to november, where it doesn’t rain often in the mountains (Arequipa, Puno and Cusco). A clear few is possible in the destinations. The rainy season goes from december to april. You can find less tourists and more variety and fresh vegetation. At this time most of the orchids bloom.

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